Down the Ancient Staircase

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Down the Ancient Staircase
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Film poster
Directed byMauro Bolognini
Written byRaffaele Andreassi
Mario Arosio
Sinko Solleville Marie
Tullio Pinelli
Mario Tobino
Bernardino Zapponi
Produced byFulvio Lucisano
StarringMarcello Mastroianni
CinematographyEnnio Guarnieri
Edited byNino Baragli
Music byEnnio Morricone
Release date
  • 1975 (1975)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Down the Ancient Staircase (Italian: Per le antiche scale) is a 1975 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini.[1]

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Plot[]

In Italy, in 1930, Professor Bonaccorsi, renowned psychiatrist, conducts research on madness in the asylum where he works as a doctor in Tuscany. He has three mistresses Bianca (his assistant), Carla (wife of a colleague) and Francesca (wife of the director of the asylum). A newcomer, Dr. Anna Bersani, is there for a probationary period; very fast, is opposed to the theories of Bonaccorsi.

References[]

  1. ^ "NY Times: Down the Ancient Staircase". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2009.

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